30 Largest Advocacy Groups
Below is a list of the 30 largest Christian advocacy organizations in the United States. These are organizations that seek to promote a Christian worldview in areas of public policy — including life, marriage, and religious liberty. It also includes organizations that do other things — such as housing or development — but which have significant advocacy activities.
This list should not be interpreted as a list of recommended ministries. They are ranked by total revenue, and not by ministry effectiveness, financial efficiency, or any other measure. That said, the Financial Efficiency rating and the Transparency Grade of each ministry is listed.
To learn more about these ministries, click on the ministry’s name and read the complete MinistryWatch profile on this organization.
If you would like to know more about our Financial Efficiency Rating, click here. If you would like to know more about our Transparency Grades, click here. If you would like to compare this year’s list to last year’s list, click here.
| Rank | Organization | Leader | Revenue | ECFA? | Financial Efficiency Rating | Transparency Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Fellowship of Christians and Jews | Yael Eckstein | $125,665,151 | No | 1 | C |
| 2 | Bethesda Lutheran Communities | Mike Thirtle | $103,648,163 | Yes | 2 | A |
| 3 | Alliance Defending Freedom | Michael P. Farris | $69,046,656 | Yes | 1 | A |
| 4 | The Voice of the Martyrs | Cole Richards | $59,077,247 | Yes | 4 | C |
| 5 | American Center for Law and Justice | Jay Alan Sekulow | $23,016,892 | No | Not Rated | C |
| 6 | American Family Association | Tim Wildmon | $21,342,355 | Yes | 4 | A |
| 7 | Giving Children Hope | Joe Schoeningh | $19,292,870 | No | 5 | C |
| 8 | Family Research Council | Tony Perkins | $17,696,193 | Yes | 4 | A |
| 9 | Human Coalition | Jeff Bradford | $16,152,856 | Yes | 2 | A |
| 10 | First Liberty Institute | Kelly Shackelford | $14,810,344 | Yes | 3 | A |
| 11 | Life Action Ministries | Byron Paulus | $14,432,884 | Yes | 3 | A |
| 12 | Students for Life of America | Kristan Hawkins | $12,244,697 | No | 4 | C |
| 13 | Save The Storks | Diane Ferraro | $8,380,173 | Yes | 2 | C |
| 14 | The A21 Campaign | Nicholas Caine | $8,050,835 | Yes | 2 | A |
| 15 | Safe Families for Children | David Anderson | $7,741,735 | Yes | 4 | A |
| 16 | Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | William P. Mumma | $7,480,239 | No | 3 | C |
| 17 | Bread for the World Institute | David Beckmann | $5,880,720 | No | 4 | D |
| 18 | Care Net | Roland Warren | $5,551,167 | Yes | 3 | A |
| 19 | The National Center on Sexual Exploitation | Patrick A. Trueman | $5,322,399 | No | 4 | D |
| 20 | Live Action | Lila Rose | $5,102,067 | No | 2 | D |
| 21 | Kingdom Advisors | Anthony Stinson | $4,884,996 | Yes | 4 | A |
| 22 | Cornerstone Assistance Network | Mike Doyle | $4,409,404 | Yes | 3 | A |
| 23 | Bridges for Peace | James B. Solberg | $4,351,207 | Yes | 4 | C |
| 24 | Concerned Women for America | Penny Young Nance | $4,349,197 | Yes | 2 | A |
| 25 | Shared Hope International | Linda Smith | $3,887,939 | Yes | 3 | A |
| 26 | Rapha International | Stephanie Garman Freed | $3,809,438 | Yes | 2 | A |
| 27 | Americans United for Life | Catherine Glenn Foster | $3,200,917 | No | 1 | C |
| 28 | Christian Legal Society | David Nammo | $2,157,576 | Yes | 4 | A |
| 29 | Life Centers | Tom Shevlot | $2,147,334 | Yes | 3 | A |
| 30 | Life Legal Defense Foundation | Alexandra Snyder | $2,135,256 | Yes | 3 | A |
